Open AccessTO DISCUSSION ON APPLICATION OF TERMS ”ERROR” AND ”UNCERTAINTY” IN GEODESY
Author(s) -
Anton Nikonov
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
interèkspo geo-sibirʹ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2618-981X
DOI - 10.33764/2618-981x-2020-1-1-137-143
Subject(s) - geodetic datum , geodesy , standard deviation , metrology , statistics , mathematics , computer science , geography
The article deals with the terminological question caused by the use of different terms in modern geodetic literature - ”error” and ”uncertainty”. The results of the discussion on this issue, which took place on the pages of the journal «Geodesy and Cartography» in 1970-1980s, are presented. There is a change in terms and definitions in the three metrological standards of 1970, 1999 and 2013. It is noted that to maintain the purity and rigor of the national geodetic language, it is advisable to use the terms ”error” and ”mean square error” instead of the terms ”error” and ”standard deviation”.